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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Dust: An Elysian Tail	Humble Hearts	?
Freeablo	?	?
Moria	author	?	While moria is in Ubuntu repositories, this version often fails to run on older Ubuntu based distributions. Compiling from the sources in the Ubuntu repositories seems to have the same result. But the moria package from the Debian repos runs and compiles fine. moria from Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty repos works.***Deep Within the Mines of Moria the Balrog awaits. You are tasked with defeating it. Moria is obviously based on Tolkien's works. Moria has other Tolkien creatures and characters and some Dungeon's & Dragons inspired content also (D&D itself was heavily inspired by Tolkien's works). The player may choose a Human, Half-Elf, Elf, Halfling, Gnome, Dwarf, Half-Orc, or Half-Troll character and a Warrior, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Ranger, or Paladin class (note some races cannot choose some classes). Delve deeper for the best treasures, but going deeper is riskier; one slip and the protagonist dies, permanently, no resurrections, savegame deleted. No going back to an earlier save either, doing so marks your file and all records of your character will vanish on game over or winning. Moria is based on the design of Rogue (it is a clone that shares no code or data with Rogue) but has notable variations in gameplay. Most significant is the 6 shops on the surface that the protagonist may visit to buy [i]and sell[/i] equipment, supplies, armor, weapons, scrolls, books, potions, and magical items. The surface is only one screen in size, not really an 'overworld' like in Angband and other roguelikes based on this game. UNIX Moria also served as inspiration for the design of Diablo. Moria was created using VMS Pascal ("Moria") when Robert Alan Koeneke and Jimmey Wayne Todd found that Rogue, their addiction at the time, was not available on VAX-11/780 minicomputers. UNIX Moria (umoria) is a port of "Moria" written in C language. Many subsequent ports and forks of "Moria" were based on umoria. The original license permitting sharing and modification but not commercial use. At some point, an agreement was reached by every person who ever maintained Moria to release its source code under the GPL license. Linux umoria has since become the standard version of sorts and is even called "Moria" by the current maintainer. Although, it is still a actively maintained VAX/VMS game.
Peragro Tempus	author	?
HACK	author	1993
HACK	author	1993	Linux port of BSD Games, 1997***Based on [game=#158874]Rogue[/game]. Seek the Amulet of Yendor. First made public in 1982, a major update was posted on USENET in 1984.
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn	Interplay (BioWare)	2000
Interhack	author	2000
Avanor, The Land Of Mystery	author	2001
Ultima VII: The Black Gate	author (Origin)	2001	Thanks to a game engine called Exult, Ultima VII: The Black Gate and its addon The Forge of Virtue can be played on a variety of platforms. Plus a few enhancements. Tags: The character can move seamlessly from above ground to under ground, up or down stars, in and out of buildings, on and off of rooftops, in and out of ships, and take to the air and land. Various magical transportation occurs. The 8th canonical game in the Ultima series and the first game in Ultima's Age of Armageddon. (Ultima Underworld is canonical, prequil of this game, and the 7th in the series). But, it was never intended to run on Linux. This, and other exult enhancements are sufficient to mark this game as uncanonical. Exult uses SDL for the Linux version with an OpenGL option. The player and party can use crossbows and bows. Ingredients can be mixed to bake bread and other things. Cheese is available as food. A variety of items can be crafted into other items. There are pumpkin fields in the game, from which pumpkins can be harvested. Flight of the Bumblebee is played at one point, Rule Britannia is overplayed. There are several prisoners in the game and this plays into the plot more than once. An addictive medicine in the game is abused by characters and can be abused by the player's character and party, with consequences. Unicorns are mentioned by in-game books and by characters[spoiler=and;and]one can be found by the player also.[/spoiler]. And some coder with nothing better to do has given the engine dance mat compatibility. [Zerothis]
The Last Sorceror	Manifesto Games;Clay Pot Software (Terrapod Games)	2003	This is a proprietary commercial game
Magocracy	author	2004	Living on the streets of [b]Persis[/b] has been rough, but it has certainly made you strong. Where else but in the Magocratic Kingdom of Persis could even a simple street urchin learn such arcane secrets as you have? Your basic knowledge of conjuration has kept you well fed, and never wanting for water. A few hard-earned enchantments keep you safe. A bit of sorcery keeps the darkness away. Summoning has brought you at least some form of friendship. You have even begun to dabble in scrying, though your insights are limited to the space of your own being. A few days ago, news spread through the kingdom that the King, [b]Ardashir I[/b] was dying, and because Ardashir II had recently died in a tragic dragon feeding accident, he was left with no heir. A decree was made that a tournament would be held to select a new Mage to inherit the throne. You decided that the tournament would be interesting to observe. No doubt there would be many magi there. Perhaps some of them could be persuaded to teach you a spell or two! When you arrived in the throne room of Ardashir Castle, you were only one of six magi in attendance, including the King. The first was introduced as [b]Balthazar[/b], a very old man dressed in fine white robes. He has served as King Ardashir’s [b]seer[/b] and adviser for nearly a century. It is said that he knows everything that happens in the kingdom at all times. No peasant or Lord dare ever even speak ill of the King, for fear they are being spied on by the old Seer. That, combined with Ardashir’s immense magical power and military genius has made the [b]Magocracy of Persis[/b] the most powerful and fertile kingdom in the known world. The second, [b]General Loge[/b] has led King Ardashir’s army in all of its most glorious battles. He will undoubtedly go down in history as the finest [b]War Mage[/b] that has ever seen a battle. People still speak of the time he bested Amputar the Barbarian in melee combat by calling forth a sword of flame. The third was [b]Lilith[/b], Queen of the neighboring kingdom of [b]Partha[/b]. It is widely known in magical circles that she came by the position by using her [b]enchantments[/b] to enslave and then murder the previous Monarch. The last mage to receive a proper introduction was [b]Rhiannon[/b], daughter of Amputar, Warchief of the Barbarians of the Northlands, and the Druidess Ethnea. It is said that there is no greater [b]conjuror[/b] in all the world. She can feed, shelter, and provide drink to her entire tribe with her magic alone. She is also fierce in battle, skilled with a quarterstaff, and able to call up vines, stones, and earthquakes in order to defend her people. Ardashir turned to you and said, "And this appears to be [b][Player][/b], a low-level street mage." Suddenly, a plume of violet smoke erupted in the middle of the room. From it emerged a petite woman with almond shaped eyes and light brown skin. Ardashir looked shocked for a moment, but quickly regained his composure. He introduced her as [b]Uzume[/b], a [b]summoner[/b] from the east. "You are all here," began Ardashir, "to compete for the title of Monarch of Persis. Though I have no doubt what some of you would do with such a title." He glared at Lilith. "The constitution of the Magocracy of Persis states that all Lords and landowners must be Magi, and that the most powerful Mage must be chosen for the throne, should the Monarch fail to provide an heir of his own bloodline. My seer, Balthazar has informed me that the stars leave no doubt that my 240 year old life will be cut short within the space of three days. Far be it from me to argue with the heavens. But how shall we determine who is the most powerful mage? I have devised a fool-proof method. You will all stay here, in this castle, until one of you proves victorious. " With that, the great brass doors of the castle slammed shut, and Ardashir vanished in a cloud of crimson smoke. The voice of King Ardashir boomed from the very walls of the castle: "I will transport you to your guest quarters. Let the contest begin!" There was another cloud of smoke, and that’s when you found yourself in this cozy bedroom.
Stendhal	Arianne	2005	Are you looking for adventure? Want to fight for riches? Develop yourself and your social standing? Meet new people? Do you want to be part of a brave new world? Stendhal is a fully fledged multiplayer online adventures game (MMORPG) developed using the Arianne game development system. Stendhal features a new, rich and expanding world in which you can explore towns, buildings, plains, caves and dungeons. You will meet NPCs and acquire tasks and quests for valuable experience and cold hard cash. Your character will develop and grow and with each new level up become stronger and better. With the money you acquire you can buy new items and improve your armour and weapons. And for the blood thirsty of you; satisfy your killing desires by roaming the world in search of evil monsters! Stendhal is totally platform independent, written using Java 1.5 and the Java2D environment. So what are you waiting for?! A whole new world awaits...
Spectalum	author	2006	This is an unfinished engine remake of EOB2 and requires original copy of EOB2 to play at all.
Ardentryst	Project Ardentryst	2007	[quote][...] you can get the source package, which [u]should[/u] run on any system with Python and pygame installed.[/quote] The game seems to be primarily developed on/for Windows. Ubuntu and OpenSUSE packages are also available (by third-parties?). As of 2010-05, the Getdeb package (Ubuntu), is provided by João Pinto, the GetDeb Team Leader (not associated with Ardentryst). However, version 1.71 has been officially tested on and indicated Linux compatible by the Ardentryst team.
Zezenia Online	Saucer Software (K-Zodron)	2008
Dawn	author	2009
Atrinik	Atrinik Developer Team	2009	Atrinik is a free open source Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MORPG) with 2D isometric graphics based on Daimonin and Crossfire. All the content and code is released under GNU GPL. Feature Highlights * Guilds * PvP arenas * Many maps to explore, and quests to complete * Player shops * And a lot more! * You can help out with the game development!
Smart Kobold	author	2010
Eschalon: Book II	My Game Company;Basilisk Games (Basilisk Games)	2010	Secret of Fathamurk is a free content expansion that was added with patch version 1.05.***Latest version: 1.06 (as of 2010-09-02) [quote=Basilisk Games]1.06 is compiled with the latest libraries on Ubuntu 10.04. This might make the game incompatible with your system.[/quote]
Frost and Flame	PhysHex Games	2011
Island Forge	Potential Games	2012	A world of player-created content! Create your own islands with stories for others to explore. The brand-new old-school MMORPG.
Torchlight	Runic Games	2012
S.C.O.U.R.G.E.: Heroes of Lesser Renown	scourgeweb.org	2012
Legend of Grimrock	Almost Human Games	2012
Aztaka	Citeremis	2013
Legend of Grimrock II	Almost Human Games	2013	Linux version has not been confirmed. The developers have said they'll deal with Windows release first, patch it for a while, and then [i]consider[/i] other (unnamed) platforms.
Orcs Must Die! 2	Robot Entertainment	2014
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition	Beamdog (Overhaul Games)	2014
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition	Beamdog (Overhaul Games;Beamdog)	2014	Despite being available on Steam, contractual obligations required the developer to offer separate versions with separate licenses per platform.
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition	Atari (Overhaul Games)	2014
Daggerfall Unity	author	2015
Heirs to Skull Crag	SSI (MicroMagic;SSI)	2015
Worldstone	author	2016
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear	Beamdog	2017
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues	Portalarium	2018	The game includes an offline mode. A classic Ultima style story by Tracy Hickman (no involvement by EA). 5 guaranteed episodes (there probably be more eventually) Online modes are "open", "friends", and interestingly, "solo". It seems one can experience the online world version populated only by AI players and opponents or with only a select group of friends (together or verses, it would seem). It seems to be shaping up to be a [s]direct competitor[/s] superior replacement to Ultima Online, period[s]by offering all the UO features plus many more[/s]. Also, I've been playing beta content and seeing some content that seems vaguely familiar. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that among the vast amount of worlds and content a small subset of it is [game=#38049]Ultima IX[/game] done right. "Vendors sell vendors.. Its obscene" -redfish***[media=youtube]gSZLrF657yo[/media]
Baldur's Gate III	Beamdog	TBA

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